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Flask (Pocket bottle)
1815-1845
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Ohio or Pennsylvania; Midwest; United States; North America
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Museum Object Number
1973.0441.002
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Mrs. Harry W. Lunger
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Object Number
1973.0441.002
Object Name
Flask (Pocket bottle)
Category
Glass
Place of Origin
Ohio or Pennsylvania; Midwest; United States; North America
Origin Notes
Probably Ohio or Western Pennsylvania
Date
1815-1845
Subject(s)
- Alcoholic beverage ware
Materials
- Glass (nonlead)
Techniques
- Pattern-molded
Dimensions (inches)
6.299 (H) x 2.52 (W) x 4.913 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
16 (H) x 6.4 (W) x 12.48 (L)
Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes
Book: Palmer, Arlene. 1993 Glass in Early America: Selections from the Henry Francis du Pont Winterthur Museum. 425 pp.
• Similar flask: no. 374, p. 371Book: van den Bossche, Willy. 2001 Antique Glass Bottles: their history and evolution (1500-1850). 439.
• For technique, the "half-post" method: p. 57